Job description
Join NexaChem Solutions, a premier innovator in chemical engineering and materials science, as a Senior Chemical Engineer in Houston. You will design, optimize, and scale complex chemical processes across petrochemical, specialty chemicals, and sustainable materials platforms. We offer a competitive compensation package, relocation assistance, and a culture that prioritizes safety, collaboration, and tangible impact.
In this role, you will lead cross-functional projects from concept to operation, driving efficiency, reliability, and regulatory compliance across facilities.
Responsibility
- Lead the design, scale-up, and optimization of chemical processes from concept to commercial operation.
- Develop robust process simulations (Aspen Plus, HYSYS) and perform mass and energy balance analyses.
- Lead HAZOPs, LOPA, and safety assessments to ensure safe and compliant operation.
- Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, EHS, and supply chain to drive continuous improvement and cost reduction.
- Create and review PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specs, and capital project deliverables; manage project timelines and budgets.
- Implement DOE studies and statistical analysis to improve process performance and yield.
- Mentor junior engineers, prepare technical reports, and support regulatory submissions as needed.
- Champion process safety culture and data-driven decision making across facilities.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering; Master's preferred
- 5+ years of experience in process design and scale-up in petrochemical, refining, or specialty chemicals
- Proficiency with process simulation tools (Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, CHEMCAD)
- Strong expertise in mass and energy balances, P&IDs, and process safety (HAZOP, LOPA)
- Experience with DOE, statistical design of experiments, and optimization methods
- Familiarity with GMP, regulatory compliance, and quality systems
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills
- US work authorization and willingness to relocate to Houston, TX